Keyur Patel

Keyur Patel is the Founder and CTO known for his extensive contributions to the field of networking. He holds nearly 70 patents, covering a wide range of technologies including Interdomain Routing and Security, Fast Re-Route Technologies, Network Service Chaining, Layer2 protocols, IPv6, TCP, VPNs, and Routing Virtualization technologies like Optimal Route Reflection. Patel is also highly active in industry forums, particularly the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), where he has authored 50 RFCs and Internet Drafts. He currently serves as a co-chair for the Secured Interdomain Routing Operations (SIDROPS) working group at IETF. His professional background includes pivotal roles at Cisco, where he was instrumental in architecting and developing Routing and VPN solutions. Prior to Cisco, he held senior engineering positions at AYR Networks and Tasman Networks, before their acquisitions by Cisco and Nortel respectively.